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不吉

Reading

Kana: ふきつ
Romaji: fukitsu
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Definition

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ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: キチ、 キツ、 よし
Meanings: good luck, joy, congratulations

Example Sentences

13は不吉(ふきつ)(かず)であるという(ひと)がいる。
➥Some people say thirteen is an unlucky number.
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(かれ)は13が不吉(ふきつ)(かず)だという迷信(めいしん)(しん)じている。
➥He believes in the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.
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13(にち)金曜日(きんようび)不吉(ふきつ)()だと()われている。
➥It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
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ひとの(こえ)()不気味(ぶきみ)()(ごえ)漆黒(しっこく)(はね)()(にく)(ついば)姿(すがた)などから、(からす)不幸(ふこう)()()りる不吉(ふきつ)(とり)として世界(せかい)()られています。
➥A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
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